Impact of COVID-19 on Sparks High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 121st of 136 High schools | Ranks 96th of 96 High schools | 11% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade Science (Sparks High School) | 9 | 6.5 | 2.5% |
9th Grade Science (Washoe County) | 31.5 | 24.5 | 7% |
9th Grade Science (Nevada) | 27.7 | 21.1 | 6.6% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Sparks High School) | 8.2 | 5.4 | 2.8% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Washoe County) | 30.8 | 26.3 | 4.5% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Nevada) | 25.5 | 20.5 | 5% |
11th Grade English (Sparks High School) | 14.9 | 12.7 | 2.2% |
11th Grade English (Washoe County) | 46.7 | 45.8 | 0.9% |
11th Grade English (Nevada) | 46.7 | 45.9 | 0.8% |
All Grades Science (Sparks High School) | 9.1 | 6.7 | 2.4% |
All Grades Science (Washoe County) | 30.9 | 23.9 | 7% |
All Grades Science (Nevada) | 26.9 | 20.1 | 6.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1184 | 1311 | 10.7% |
African American | 34 | 33 | 2.9% |
American Indian | 8 | 8 | |
Asian | 41 | 44 | 7.3% |
Hispanic | 880 | 1001 | 13.8% |
Pacific Islander | 12 | 20 | 66.7% |
White | 168 | 164 | 2.4% |
Two or More Races | 41 | 39 | 4.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 57.1% | 99.8% | 42.8% |